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' FEED BOX.

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FRANKLIN P. ENDIGOTT, 0F MARLTQN, NEW JERSEY.

FEED-BOX.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN P. ENDI- oo'rr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Marlton, in the county of Burlington and State ofNew Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in feed boxes, the object of theinvention being to provide a feed box which is extremely light, whichmay be folded into small space when not desired for use, and which maybe quickly shaped for use when needed.

A further object is to provide a feed box, composed largely of canvas orother flexible material, held in operative position by a folding frame,said folding frame having folding legs adapted to support the box incombination with a hook adapted to be caught in the clevis of a vehiclepole.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1, is a view in side elevationillustrating my improvements. Fig. 2, is a view in cross section. Fig.3, is a top plan view, showing the box open. Fig. i, is a view similarto Fig. 3, showing the box folded, and Fig. 5, is a fragmentary endview.

1, represents a rectangular open frame, on which a metal plate 2, issecured, and between the metal plate 2, and frame 1, the edges of thecanvas walls 3, are securely clamped and secured by means of the nailsor other securing devices 4:, which pass through plate 2, canvas 3, andinto frame 1. This. plate 2, and the walls 3, constitute the receptaclefor feed, and it will be noted particularly by reference to Fig. 2, thatthe side walls' slope or incline outwardly from their lower to theirupper ends, which gives a general trough shape to the box, to enable theanimal to pick up all the feed.

As above stated, the walls 3, are of canvas, and in top plan are ofgeneral rectangular form, with the corners or meeting points of saidwalls, secured to the edges of uprights 5. These uprights are connectedto frame 1,

by means of spring hinges 6 which tend to hold the uprights in workingposition, and

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 26, 1910,

Application filed March 16, 1910.

Serial No. 549,775.

it will be noted that the lower edges of these uprights 5, are slightlybeveled to permit them to incline as shown, and give to the box itstrough-like shape.

By reference particularly to Figs. 3, and 4, it will be noted that theuprights 5, at the ends of the frame, are not in alinement, so that whenthey are folded down side by side as shown in Fig. 4:, the ends of theuprights will overlap, and turn buttons 7, are pro 5 vided on lugs 8,which project between the uprights, when the latter are folded and theturn buttons serve to hold the uprights in folded position, flat againstthe frame.

9, represents a hook which is adapted to be caught in the clevis at thefree end of a vehicle pole, and 10, 10, are legs which support the box.These legs are connected to frame 1, by spring hinges 11, which tend tohold them in vertical position, and these legs are secured in foldedposition by means of a turn button 12, it being understood as seenclearly in Fig. 5, that the legs are not in alinement, so that they maybe folded side by side.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangementof partsdescribed without departing from my invention and hence I do notlimit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall withinthe'spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a feed box, the combination with a frame, and a metal platesecured on the frame, of a canvas wall secured between the frame andplate, and hinged uprights secured to said wall at its corners,substantially as described.

2. In a feed box, the combination with a frame, a metal plate secured tothe frame, a canvas wall secured between the plate and 1 frame, andforming a four-sided receptacle, uprights hinged to the frame, andsecured to the corners of said receptacle, said uprights at therespective ends of the frame out of alinement with each other, andadapted to be folded down against the frame, substantially as described.

3. In a feed box, the combination with a frame, a metal plate secured tothe frame, a canvas wall secured between the plate and frame, andforming a four-sided receptacle, of said frame, and legs hin ed on said10 uprights hinged to the frame, and secured frame, substantially asdescribed.

to the corners of said receptacle, said up- In testimony whereof I havesigned my rights at their respective ends of the frame name to thisspecification in the presence of out of alinement with each other, andadapttwo subscribing witnesses.

ed to be folded down against the frame, turn FRANKLIN P. ENDICOTT.buttons located between the uprights when Witnesses: the latter arefolded, and adapted to lock R. H. KRENKEL,

them in folded position, a hook at one edge C. E. Por'rs.

